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Water in my oil!!! 3 gallons of it

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So I finally got started on my bike yesterday. Got a battery put in and new spark plugs.she fired right up but after a few seconds it started shooting water from the breather hose that comes from the top of the motor.....3 gallons we drained out of the motor that resembled chocolate milk. Where in the hell would that much water come from and what should I do next?? The bike sat next to my grandfathers shed for a little over a year.....nothing open to the weather.
 
Somebody put it in there. you could whip the cam cover off and check the state of the cams and bearings and chain, if they look ok flush it clear with paraffin/kerosene refill with fresh oil and see if you have good oil pressure.
 
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Grandpa's shed must have seen some rain . Was airbox/filter stuff on during bike's rest period? Change oil filter, remove spark plugs and crank over in case pistons are flooded.
 
I'm pretty sure my GS will not hold 3 gallons of anything, especially on top of the oil that was already there.
 
Milkshake water ain't good. Question is how long was the water in there?
 
It doesn't take much water to turn oil to chocolate milk.The action of the pump and other stuff emulsifies the mixture pretty quick. As it warms up the water gets driven off and the oil will get clear again eventually - not that I would recommend waiting. If the shed is unheated and the fuel tank low you will get condensation in the tank and inside the motor itself.
If you still have the milky stuff let it settle and see how much water if any settles out - my guess is it's a lot less than you think.
 
Question I was thinking was what the helllk are you even starting an engine without checking things???? Had you done a full cursory inspection that would have been found easily. Slow down and think it thru before doing stuff.
 
I drained well over two gallons of water/oil mix from my KLR650 (650cc single) after the little incident of misjudgement below.

I bet a GS engine could hold three gallons, easy.


It was totally submerged for about 10-15 minutes until I finally got it upright...






I went through three or four oil changes with plenty of Sea Foam in the oil to help absorb water. The engine is fine -- the submarine incident was at least 6,000 miles ago.
 
yeah yeah yeah so i got a little anxious and wanted to hear it run.....Im sorry. She only ran a few seconds. what i mean by nothing open to the weather is that there was nothing unbolted or any kind of opening to the motor exposed. As for the 3 gallons of water....i know what i saw and removed. I used a gallon jug that has the top cut off for oil changes. It drained and filled the jug not once not twice but 3 times.
 
Most of the time, excess fluid in the cases is going to be the result of a submersion. That's not likely on a GS (although there have been a couple of recent flood victims). A faulty petcock draining gasoline (and condensed water from a 1/2 full gas tank) into the engine is far more likely. I suppose that if the bike has pods, or is missing the airbox and filter, AND the weather is prone to coming in sideways, you could have water ingress through the carbs as well.

Moving on...as others have testified, draining and flushing the engine with the appropriate solvent will help dry out the engine. Then it'll be time for the fun job of determining what, if any damage has occurred. Pictures will be a good addition to the thread, and a worthwhile investment of time in documenting your rebuild.

BTW, Which one is this on: the 650G or the 750T?
 
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Most of the time, excess fluid in the cases is going to be the result of a submersion. That's not likely on a GS (although there have been a couple of recent flood victims). A faulty petcock draining gasoline (and condensed water from a 1/2 full gas tank) into the engine is far more likely. I suppose that if the bike has pods, or is missing the airbox and filter, AND the weather is prone to coming in sideways, you could have water ingress through the carbs as well.

Moving on...as others have testified, draining and flushing the engine with the appropriate solvent will help dry out the engine. Then it'll be time for the fun job of determining what, if any damage has occurred. Pictures will be a good addition to the thread, and a worthwhile investment of time in documenting your rebuild.

BTW, Which one is this on: the 650G or the 750T?
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It was the 750t
 
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